This is the right time to conquer the World - Interview with Mimi Szalai

When did you realize that you want to be an illustrator?

There was not a huge revelation, as it’s totally natural for me that I express myself through drawing – may it be spontaneous or guided.

Where did you study?

I received my masters degree at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design’s fashion & textile design department. I also hold a degree in teaching design and visual culture.

What are you known for?

If you mean professionally, I think my best known works are the Luminary glass patterns. These crochet-like detailed patterns were created in a collaboration with two other designers, I’m quite proud of this one. If you are interested in my recent works, you can check them out on my Instagram account.

What do you love the most in your job?

Freedom, I think and the unlimited possibilities that a piece of paper and a pencil can offer - you can express anything. I also like the dialog, those certain conversations starting out of the motifs. I can meet very exciting people every other day. Genuine personalities with heartfelt stories – the opportunity to peek in to their personal world inspires me even more.

What was your favourite work and what sort of tasks do you like the most?

My biggest favourite was a quite complex work at the university. The main goal was to design kitchen accessories with no waste. We got inspired by the 50’s fashion trends. I worked together with Tina Ocsovay on a patterned tablecloth collection. We both love collage-technique, so we choose dadaism for inspiration. We found amazingly beautiful fabrics with some manufacturing defects. During the pattern design phase we imagined our favourite dadaist artist, Hannah Höch as a natural born housewife working hard in the kitchen. The result was a funny, surreal giant collage cut into rectangles with no waste - this is how Die Küche collection was born.

Apart from that I really loved working on my diploma project, where I used psychology and the Big5 theory during pattern design. I wanted to find out if personality could be described through patterns. I made lot of research, it was a real journey inwards. The result was a huge puzzle, that you can mix and match - patterns, scales, colours and forms are telling the story about the certain person.

I like the most those works that require mindfulness, that compel thinking and the result has purpose, function and message and not existing only for its own decorative sake. Instead of explicit, assertory works I prefer those ones describing methaphoric abstract concepts.

What do you do apart from illustrations?

I work with people.

How do you work and how does one of your days look like?

At the moment I’m doing my illustrations beside my day job. Luckily my job is flexible, therefore I can draw whenever I like. Apart from my daily routine one thing is sure - I go for a walk every day, even if it’s a short one.

Who does inspire you?

Almost everyone in different ways. Some people are interesting for me because of their clothing or hairstyle, some people inspire me with their personalities, thoughts and aura. After having a short conversation with someone while waiting for the bus, seeing a balcony full of flowers or a dog in it’s knitted jumper and the drawing is ready. I love commuting because of the people - the other day I realised on the metro that none of the ladies sitting in front of me had eyebrows. Also my morning walks are very inspiring: I like watching dogs and their owners and my favourite lady looks like Marilyn Monroe in her 70’s, she only walks backwards, throwing kisses along the way.Also my family, friends, my garden, the Szentendre Island are amazing sources of inspirations.

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

Most of my drawings I make spontaneously. It depends on my actual mood whether the result will be one detailed, deeper creation that I work on for days or I fill the paper with more smaller motifs in quite short time. All my drawings are like visual results of a thread of thoughts, like a conclusion. There are things that I can express through drawing, but there are things that reqiure more, just like in case of words. After a while I got out of the habit of change - I only use it in those cases when I can not sketch the idea immediately. In these cases I rather write down the idea or impression, so it will be easier later to reconstruct it. My toolset dropped to a black pen which helps me a lot not leaving me too much time to overthink. It requires unerring touch and it’s also a great training in self knowledge.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

Loads of stoner metal. I prefer extremes therefore I leave YouTube to surprise me. Alice in Chains and Fu Manchu are elementary. If someone pissed me off in the morning by touching my butt on the tram I listen to Janis Joplin, if something is not right, I prefer Edith Piaf, when I’m angry it’s Obituary or Napalm Death - so it’s a pretty colorful palette.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration?

Just what I was told: this is the right time to conquer the World. Believe me, what you’re doing is just great, trust your intuitions and believe in yourself!

Would you name a few of your favourite illustrators?

My favourite artists are Rebecca Horn, Jenny Saville and Hanna Höch. I love the animations of Csaba Klement, the ignorant linework drawings and tattoos by Dezső FTA Manna. I also like a lot the graphics by Virágéknál, creations by Printa and Malinovka. Lea Nahon tattoo artist is also amazing. A few illustrators… Henn Kim I think is a genius, I really like Hollie Chestain, Karolina Koryl, Irena Zablotska and Nomi Chi … and many more.

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https://temporary.hu/blogs/news/temporary-for-szimpla-design-shop2017-09-15T11:58:00+02:002017-09-15T12:01:37+02:00TEMPORARY for Szimpla Design ShopTEMPORARY Designer Tattoos
We are very proud of our recent collaboration with Ben, creative founder of Szimpla Design Shop, which is the most colorful design, arts & crafts store in the heart of the city. If you ever visit Budapest, it's almost impossible to miss Szimpla Kert, the first and most popular ruin pub, a real magical place in town. Szimpla Design Shop is a unique gift shop, offering the widest range possible of Hungarian designer and artist goods.

Ben, owner of the shop is an old friend of us, came up with the idea to create 3 different custom made TEMPORARY tattoo sets of the shop's most popular own illustrations. Finally we created 3 different sets - Budapest, Surrealia and Szimpla Kert - with 4-4 tattoos in it for you to love!

Szimpla Design Shop TEMPORARY collections are only available at Szimpla Design Shop and Szimpla Kert, so if you want to get yours, you'll have to visit! Won't regret! Thank you very much Ben for your trust and the collab! ❤

Budapest is officially taking part in the world's largest charitable motorcycle event for owners of classic and vintage styled bikes on Sunday September 24th.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride brings together over 70,000 well dressed gentlefolk in 600+ cities on stunning motorcycles for men's health across 95 countries. The goal for 2017 is to raise awareness and $5m for prostate cancer and men’s mental health on behalf of charity partner the Movember Foundation.

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https://temporary.hu/blogs/news/szaszsofi2017-09-06T13:59:00+02:002017-09-15T09:16:45+02:00SzaszsofiTEMPORARY Designer TattoosZsofi Szasz is a Budapest based creative mind - she mainly works in film production, illustration has been a hobby for her but lately as her woks gained more and more popularity she's planning to work on a more professional level. Her drawings are available on prints, postcards, t-shirts and gym bags and thanks to our collaboration from now on temporary tattoos as well.

When did you find out that you are going to be an illustrator?

I don’t really consider myself to be a professional illustrator or graphic designer.

Where did you study?

I’ve never studied graphic design or illustration.

What are you known for?

Probably for my actual character illustrations for Game of Thrones - I think these are the ones that got the biggest publicity. Also my animal portraits reached many people.

What do you love the most in your job?

I receive various inquiries and I’m usually given a free hand which is great!

What was your favourite work, what sort of jobs do you like the most?

I love the most when I can hand draw on different objects, surfaces or on the product itself. In the near future we’re going to launch a very special collaboration with an instrument manufacturer - it’s very exciting!

What do you do apart from illustration and graphic design?

I work in the film industry, mostly as assistant director and editor. Recently I got a job offer as casting director and production manager. I have quite a bit of different tasks in each project.

What would be your dream job?

I’d love to do many different things: I’d like to paint on walls, cars and firewalls, and I’d also love to do animation movies and adverts and also would like to try out tattoo art and many more things. What I wouldn’t like to do is to choose from these.

How do you work and how does one of your days look like?

It only depends on what I’m doing actually. Recently I became an early bird, thanks to that I always have time to wake up at an easy pace, think over what I’ll have to do that day. Apart form that there’s no fix point in my days.

Who inspires you?

People having the guts to do things differently from expected.

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

When I sit down to do some drawings I only have the outlines in my head. All those little details come to place during the creative process. Usually I don’t make sketches, my illustrations reach their final character along the way.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

Mostly nothing. My works are very detailed, so there’s a monotonous part of the process which lets my thoughts wander. If I want to switch off my brain completely I listen to 2000’s techno or classical music.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration and animation?

Online publicity helped me a lot. Random people of the internet can give you loads of motivation with their objective critics - of course you’ll have to consider the trolls as well.

Would you name a few of your favourite illustrators?

The animal illustrations of Faye Halliday made me draw again after a long pause but apart from that I couldn’t name any favourites. There are super talented Hungarian tattoo artists whose works I like a lot - probably I’m a bit jealous too.

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https://temporary.hu/blogs/news/watercolour-visions-interview-with-robert-farkas-illustrator2017-08-30T11:14:00+02:002017-09-03T06:50:03+02:00Watercolour Visions - Interview with Robert Farkas illustratorTEMPORARY Designer TattoosRobert Farkas / Astronaut is a four time Threadless winner, creator of numerous TV shows’ headlines. Robi had exhibitions in San Francisco and New York and he is one of our favourite Hungarian illustrators, not just because we are in love with his unique style, but also because he's a super calm person who's always has something nice to tell you.

When did you find out that you are going to be an illustrator?

As a kid I loved drawing, and in 4th grade I knew that I’m gonna be a car designer or a spaceman. My Mom was very happy that I’m good at drawing as there is a strong artistic influence in our family: I have a painter, sculptor, photographer and alsoa director among my relatives. Later as a teenager I wanted to be an architect, and also get interested in web design which was more about animation back then, so I got into animation quite seriously and finally I found myself working in a small studio, where I learned a lot. There were not many of us working there but we had loads of jobs and I had enough of the massive work. I started to make illustrations intuitively in my free time, and I loved doing it. I uploaded my works to an online market place and it turned out that people like them. After a while I realised that I make more money designing T-shirt graphics than creating animations, so I made my decision to work as an illustrator and graphic designer.

Where did you study?

My Mom wanted me to go to Secondary Schoolof Visual Arts but I only got in to the furniture design department so I rather decided to go to Frigyes Schulek Technical College. Later I found out that architecture is more maths than drawing. I was struggling through high school, and went to Dennis Gabor College which I left quite soon and started working. In the past few years came up the idea again to move to the US so I thought it would be great to have a degree therefore I went to Budapest Metropolitan University where I received a degree in digital design. Funny enough that in the end we didn’t go anywhere but stayed in Budapest and started a family.

What are you known for?

My most popular works are my fox designs - I made loads of pictures with digital watercolour technique about different animals. Foxes are one of my favourites.

What do you love the most in your job?

Freedom and self expression. I like to express my ideas. Being a restless person I always have many things in mind. Illustration is a therapeutic activity for me that calms me down.

What was your favourite work, what sort of jobs do you like the most?

My biggest favourites are the maps I created for series - Twin Peaks, True Detective, Walking Dead and Stranger Things. Usually I work pretty fast but with these maps I work for weeks: I make some research, lot of sketches before choosing the locations and the right technique for the certain map. I worked a lot on my kids book of astrophysics which I enjoyed a lot too though I feel that writing is not really my strength.

What do you do apart from illustration and graphic design?

I still do animations but less than before, I try to concentrate on illustration and t-shirt design.

What would be your dream job?

Once in my life I’d love to design a proper Hollywood movie poster. A few years ago I almost had the opportunity but in the end they decided for a different style so they gave the job for someone else.

How do you work and how does one of your days look like?

Morning is family time: Fanni wakes us up every morning around 7. We have a coffee and talk about the day with my wife Lili. After that I go to work or start to work from home. I browse through my mails, and now the half of my day is gone. Than I start to work and finish around 6 in the afternoon. After work we take a walk with my wife and our daughter and we head to home, dinner, bath and we watch a talkshow about politics. We are crazy about these kind of programmes.

Who inspires you?

It depends. The basic technique I prefer the most is digital watercolour but I try to experiment with new tools as well. There are a few artist I always keep an eye on: Terry Fan, Budi Satria Kwan and Kris Tate.

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

Ideas usually appear as pictures in my mind while doing monotonous activities. Sometimes I sit by my table as a zombie while images are running around in front of my eyes, so I make sketches of the best ones and let them ripen for a while and get back to them later to recreate the original image I had. Mostly I use Photoshop mixed with some kind of analog technique, but I prefer working digitally as it’s much faster and also because unfortunately there’s no Ctrl+Z in hand-drawing.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

I love synth pop but I also listen to punk, funk and real old school rap.I prefer a wide range of genres and there’s always something new added to the list.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration and animation?

Never give up! There is 9 billion people on Earth and all of them could be a potential fan of yours. Opportunities need to be look for! Create bravely and with time the first success will surely arrive!

Robi's designed for us a set of 5 animal tattoos created of his most popular illustrations - Death Run, The Burning Sun, Midnight Owl, Plattensee Fox and our biggest favourite Rorschach - in beautiful characteristic watercolour style. Animal Instincts temporary tattoo collection is available from our shop, HERE!

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https://temporary.hu/blogs/news/marci-borbas2017-08-26T10:33:00+02:002018-07-26T11:31:27+02:00Humble and Fanatic - Marci Borbas graphic designer & illustratorTEMPORARY Designer TattoosMarci Borbas is a young talented creative mind - he started his career in illustration and moved towards graphic design, typography and experimental graphics. He received his masters degree from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2017. Marci created TEMPORARY's visual identity and works with us from the beginning on day-to-day jobs in creating our custom made tattoos and upcoming works. He's a great guy, always positive, superflexible - great to work with!

When did you find out that you are going to be an illustrator?

I liked doodling as a kid, we spent long hours with my brothers to create comics from our poorly written stories. We enjoyed it a lot! With time I realised what I really like doing was graphic design. Sure I didn’t know back then how many different directions this profession offers and what I did was only illustration. For today I prefer to experiment with different styles and techniques.

Maybe for my Bebas-tam free font, launched in 2014 during the exhibition series of Stylewalker Day and Night, and also from my ‘DADA_MA’ issue of abstract illustrations, made of aluminium weights of 2 kilograms.

What do you love the most in your job?

I really like that my clients accept my points and they consider me more than ‘just’ a graphic designer but as a valuable source of ideas.

What was your favourite work, what sort of jobs do you like the most?

I loved working on both of my degree projects: the first one was a comics called Talaj/Ground. The story was written by my brother Bence Borbas and also he produced it as a limited issue. We were nominated for Alfabeta award with it last year as – a perfect ending of the project. My masters degree project ‘TIALZ’ is an alternative layer typeface - there are many development works ahead and the final concept will be launched only later. I think this one is my longer lasting project ever…haha!

What do you do apart from illustration and graphic design?

Graphic design is a very time consuming profession, but I’m trying to work out a lot as well. Apart from that there’s a booking agency called ‘Fingers Crossed’ I work for with two of my friends: apart from identity design & branding I help them with online and offline communications to spread the word. It’s quite exhausting but I like it a lot.

What would be your dream job?

Hmm… If I’d get paid to do only experimental graphic design… haha!

How do you work and what is your daily routine?

I usually have quiet mornings, replying emails, walking around, having meetings - it depends. Then I take a look at my todos for the day and make a plan for tomorrow. The creative part begins during the afternoon and sometimes I only finish by night which is alright as I like doing night shifts. Than maybe a night run, a movie, ps3 or a concertin Dürer Kert.

What is your source of inspiration?

Mostly the surroundings I create for myself. People, scents and other very basic influences. Lately nature inspires me a lot, bunches of innovative thoughts I receive from it.

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

It depends… There are ideas very clear from the first shot, and also there are ideas I have to doodle and sketch around to finally have the whole thing in mind. I Only start working digital when I know exactly what I want.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

Many different things - lately math/progressive/postrock/ambient. Quite often I listen to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2-3-4 soundtracks for work which is a totally different genre again.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration and animation?

Hi, I'm Lilla Bölecz, illustrator and pattern designer currently living in Budapest with my boyfriend and a lot of plants. My passion is to create peculiar, thought-provoking, mystical scenes, characters and worlds based on both imagination and reality. My works are inspired by spiritual experiences, literature, nature, mythology, history, inviting the viewer to an inner adventure.

What does your daily routine consist of as an illustrator?

I'm a freelancer so my daily routine can be quite independent, but I like to start working in the morning. First I usually check my mail and social media sitting with a tea on our terrace because plants and flowers fill me with vitality I need for creating. Then I start working on one of my ongoing projects. Sometimes I stop for a short meditation to get centred again but I tend to work for hours without even noticing time.

How long do you spend on your patterns and sketches?

It depends on how detailed they are but I think I work quite fast. My first job was being a designer at a creative agency so I had to develop speed.

Which illustrators or artists inspire you the most?

I love the paintings of Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, but there are so many great artists!

In your online shop you have a lot of prints for sale, how did you come across the idea of Witches of the Nine Worlds?

It was based on my spiritual studies about chakras. I wanted to know more about the topic and was interested in visualising them in a figurative way beyond the usual, traditional symbols. I came up with the idea to create a witch-like person for each of the nine chakras (the nine worlds) as the ruling spirit of these realms. I added a lot of other figures, animals, plants and different symbols that can be connected to the certain chakras to make each of them unique. I used brush, ink and acrylics for this project.

Please tell us a bit about your Bla Graphics brand, how did you start it?

I created my brand back in graphic design school based on an assignment of designing our personal brand identity. As I had already been approached by clients I started using it right away.

By the way my logo has changed since then and I've started to use my own name because I moved from graphic design to illustration and my work got more personal so I feel this more appropriate. But the personal branding can be kind of a never ending story for an artist I guess.

How do you normally start on a new illustration?

When I have a new commission or an idea I usually start with daydreaming about it first while doing other things. This actually looks like doing nothing related :) but it's an important phase of my process as I let new ideas flow in during different activities like gardening, taking shower or in that open minded state before and after sleeping. Inspiration often comes like an incomplete spark of a vision but I keep on filling the gaps in until I have something to start a drawing with.

In this phase I usually still don't know all the details, but the ideas come one after another while working. I also do research about the topic I want to deal with (I tend to overdo this part and dive in different studies for hours if I don't have a deadline…) Anyway finally I start drawing and whatever I do I always start with pencil sketches. Then it depends on the technique I want to use, but lately I work a lot digitally so I scan my sketches in and start repainting them on the computer. This is an exciting part as the work starts to take it's final form and I can play with colours a lot.

What kind of music do you listen to?

Some of my favourite bands are Type O Negative, She Past Away and Rasputina, I also love darkwave, medieval and folk stuff but I really listen to a wide range of music and love to explore new bands and styles. Sometimes it depends on the work I'm doing as it helps me getting in the mood. For example while working on my Alice in Wonderland illustrations and patterns I listened to the soundtracks of the films countless times. It actually drove me mad I guess.

Any words of wisdom you would like to share?

Well, I don't really know if it's wisdom or not, but at least it worked for me, is that I put a lot of effort into finding out how I really want to live my life, what's my most passionate inner desire, and focus on that, work for it, even if it seems far from possible at that moment. Of course this is continuously shaping and getting more precise. I believe that our desires illuminate the right way and it's never ever too late to take that path.

Any books or websites you would recommend reading?

I've spent about half of my life with reading novels so I could totally recommend loads of them. In the moment I'm reading Steppenwolf from Hesse who I really adore and it's a fascinating novel.

In the matter of books on illustration, I found How to be an Illustrator from Darrel Rees and the issues of the Graphic Artists Guild very informative and useful.

Your best programme for the end of the summer - Art market and Dj sets on the magical terrace - we'll be there too!

A real magical program is waiting for those who find it hard to say goodbye to the summer and want to spend the last Sunday of August combining pleasure with pleasure.

The idea of the Floating Boutik has arrived directly from London to Budapest, creating the newest art market on August 27th on A38 boat. In the early 2000s The Magic Loungabout became one of the most popular alternative cultural events of the city only after a couple of occasions. Local artists, designers and musicians gathered in the legendary Spitz concert hall at London’s renowned Spitalfields Market to present their works and create an event that had a unique atmoshpehere.

Alick Sethi participated as a resident DJ at the Magic Loungeabout Sundays. Now he is an organizer and DJ of the Floating Boutik which will take place on A38.

„Budapest has a lot of talented artists, artisants and creatives and also several venues that can host a real chillout Sunday event, so I really wanted to start the Floating Boutik here. We will create a true lounge atmosphere on the boat, where our visitors can browse, shop, meet new people or their friends while having a drink on the last Sunday of the summer. I really want to emphasize that this event is for everybody. If you want to shop, you’re welcome. If you want to just relax in a warm, welcoming atmosphere, you’re equally welcome. Bring your family, bring your pets. Nobody should feel excluded.” - added Alick.

The aim of the event is to present upcoming artist who might not be that know to the general public, however, there will be more known names, too. The end-of-the summer- chill-out atmosphere will be provided by several DJ-s, and there will be massages, small performances to make the day more colourful.

The market opens at 11AM and will close at 7PM on the upper deck, while on the lower terrace there will be a rummage sale, closing at 5pm sharp. Those who also want to spend the evening at Floating Boutik (and who wouldn’t?) can stay and watch the sun go down and enjoy the lounge atmosphere upstairs at the end of the day.

Dóri Berczi aka Dorca Borca graduated from Hungarian University of Fine Arts and studied illustration in Italy. After she couldn't find completeness in work as graphic designer she started her career in tattoo arts too, which brings her contentment and success as she's motivated by the immediate happiness her works bring to people.

She's mostly known for her characteristic classic blackwork style designs - her illustrations are often playful, sometimes girly, and always beautiful to look at, no surprise that there are more and more fans to choose her talent for a lifetime.

When did you find out that you are going to be an illustrator?

At the age of 19 during the fist year of decor school.

Where did you study?

After decor school I went to Hungarian University of Fine Arts, I studied graphic design.

What are you known for?

After finishing university I started my career in tattoo art, people usually know me by that.

What do you love the most in your job?

Freedom.

What was your favourite work, what sort of jobs do you like the most?

I usually like my recent works the most. My favourite works are the ones when I got a free hand and I can draw whatever I like.

What do you do apart from illustration and graphic design?

I do tattoo art.

What would be your dream job?

My job is a real dream job for me, I’m very lucky!

How do you work and how does one of your days look like?

I work on a pretty tight schedule. As I work mostly as a tattoo artist my current graphic designer works I usually do during the weekends and nights.

Who inspires you?

I can get inspiration from almost anything. Not necessarily from my field of work but from a glimpse on the street for instance.

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

That’s a good question. If it’s a commission, I follow the brief, otherwise I go forpaper and pencil and I usually digitalise my final drawings.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

I listen to my current favourite, I don’t have a preferred genre.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration and animation?

Draw, draw and draw!

Would you name a few of your favourite illustrators?

I don’t really have favourites… or I have quite many of them. One of my newest is Owen Davey, and I adore Alice Melvin for ages. Italian illustrators for example Simone Rea are amazing. Every day I can find something great on Instagram.

Dorca designed a collection of TEMPORARY tattoos for us, you can get them here!

Csaba Klement is our favourite Hungarian animation artist - no question. He's a very funny and kind person and his visual creativity knows no limits. He keeps on saying he's a lazy person but our own experiences are quite different. Csabi designed our Daily Dinosaurs TEMPORARY designer tattoo collection which we love so much! So we asked him a few question to introduce him properly to you!

When did you find out that you are going to be an animation artist?

Like everyone as a kid, I also suspiciously loved to draw. Just like I loved cartoons, so probably the mix of these affections pushed me towards animation. For instance I can clearly remember that in the live-action remake Roger of 101 Dalmatians was a video game maker and not a piano player so I wanted to be a game designer too… which has something to do with animation.

Where did you study?

I started my studies at Novus and from there I went straight to Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. I’m very thankful to both schools for the knowledge and experiences I received and relationships I made there.

When a character starts to move… which is a bit of a paradox as I don’t like to animate but still it makes me feel extremely good when something I draw makes a move. It happens to me quite often while working on some animations at home that I laugh about the way my characters move.

What was your favourite work, what sort of jobs do you like the most?

I love making GIFs. I’m always very happy if someone wants me to make one. I’m very glad that this field of animation has developed so much lately that you can even make adverts of animated GIFs. But one of my favourite work is actually a longer animation. It’s a short moviefor Plan International about emancipation - encouraging girls to dream big and make those dreams come true. I love the kind of jobs the most which amuse and educate at the same time. For example when Giphy gave me the opportunity to come up with my own sticker collection I tried to make people understand that environmental consciousness and global warming is not a joke - and I was doing this in a cute and funny way.

What do you do apart from animation?

Animation doesn’t live me with too much free time but I'd love to illustrate or design t-shirts - it has already started - and I was also very happy to design temporary tattoos! I also have a new calendar every year and I started to make experiments with postcards too.

What would be jour dream job?

I’m that lucky person who already had many dream jobs. At the moment I’d like to create a mini series about environmental protection or about any kind of important topics.

How do you work and how does one of your days look like?

It depends… But the most important for me is peacefulness. I can’t work under stress. I can’t do night shifts and I don’t even want to.

Who inspires you?

Mosty my own approach to work, probably because I’m very lazy, haha, but when I see a book full of beautiful illustrations I keep thinking what a huge work this might have been and I have to do something immediately too… then I do nothing :D

How does an idea become reality and what kind of techniques do you prefer?

It’s simple: If I have an idea I start to draw and it’s done. I don’t really noodle things around, if there’s an idea coming up, I start to animate it right away.

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

Pop music. Probably something I can sing along and dance to. But not that kind of pop music you can hear in the radio, those ones make me feel sick.

What would be your advice to the newcomers in illustration and animation?

Let’s go and keep on going! Hold on and be brave! If you are a creative artist you definitely have to showcase what you’re doing, as no one will knock on your door trying to find out what you’re up to and offer you some kind of great job.

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https://temporary.hu/blogs/news/why-temporary2017-07-31T19:01:00+02:002017-08-01T07:06:33+02:00Why TEMPORARY?Petra Hoffmann
TEMPORARY Tattoos are a fun way to express your personality and spice up your mood with some great skin stickers, designed by Hungarian artists & illustrators. Our collection contains unique pieces created with love and care in Budapest to make you smile.

TEMPORARY was created by Petra Hoffmann, founder of Stilblog & TATZ, one of the most popular online design magazines and first temporary tattoo brand in Hungary.

TEMPORARY, a creation of creativity was born out of love for illustration and graphic design with the particular purpose for increasing popularity of creative arts and visual design, introducing the most talented Hungarian designers and illustrators to the wide international public.

We create the collection of TEMPORARY Designer Tattoos in collaboration with amazing creative people whose works we appreciate a lot. Also we design custom made tattoos that will make your event a unique experience for your guests, business partners or friends. You can give them away as fun gifts but you can also create your own TEMPORARYs as a special product of your brand.